Where does “Wappler” come from?

Wappler (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German wabelen, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Wappler (Bavarian): idiot, fool, incompetent person

Definitions

  1. idiot, fool, incompetent person

Ancestry of “Wappler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwabelen—
2Proto-Germanicwabōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabōną →Every word from Middle High German wabelen →